Video purports to show Syria massacre aftermath

UN and amateur footage shows bloody sheets, human and animal remains, and a
distraught woman in the deserted village of Mazraat al-Qubeir where 78
people were reportedly massacred.

By Paul Burge

11:24AM BST 09 Jun 2012

UN monitors on Friday got their first direct look at a farming village where nearly 80 men, women and children were believd to be killed earlier this week in the latest massacre in Syria, saying they found body parts and damaged homes.

The UN monitors were able to enter the remote farming area of Mazraat al-Qubair on Friday, a day after being blocked by troops and local residents and coming under gunfire.

The UN team was the first independent group to arrive in the village of about 160 people in central Hama province.

Video released by the UN observer team showed blood stained and bullet scarred houses in the abandoned village.

Meanwhile, amateur footage of the aftermath has surfaced showing gruesome images of human and animal remains from the site.